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Robot Apocalypse Inches Closer as Machines Learn To Install Solar Panels
Not contented with the prospects of a mechano-libertarian post-apocalyptic wasteland, scientists are working on robots that can harness energy
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Real Life Hobbit Village Proves the Greenest Way to Live is Like Bilbo Baggins
Some Danes are taking to the dirt like Tolkien’s hobbits. Their own Shire-like eco-village is a model of sustainability, and one of the oldest of its kind
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World’s First Test Tube Baby Turns 34 Today
On this day 34 years ago, Louise Brown, the first “test tube baby,” was welcomed into the world
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Loud Sex Will Get You Eaten By Bats (If You’re a Fly)
Flies now join likes of Romeo and Juliet, and Tristan and Isolde, determined but doomed lovers who would do anything - including die - for love
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These Tires Are Made from Dandelions and Soy
Companies are experimenting with rubber alternatives, turning to things like dandelions and soybeans to build their wheels
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English Evolving Much More Slowly on the Internet than During the Renaissance
A new study charted how English has changed over the past 500 years, finding it to be more stagnant than ever before
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Kinect Hack Lets You Sink Every Shot, Every Time
For those who can never hit the trash can with their little wads of paper, never fear, Kinect can help
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Hollywood’s Next Heist Movie Should Be Shot Here
No one knows exactly what’s hidden in a giant warehouse in Sweden, but everyone agrees that it’s really, really valuable
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Amelia Earhart, Fashionista
A few highlights of coverage celebrating Amelia Earhart’s 115th birthday
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Invasion of Flying Ants Is at Hand
Britain prepares to welcome their new flying ant overlords
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Want to be a Genius? Try Zapping Your Brain
Researchers are hoping to use electric jolts to jump start people’s brains
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Today’s the Shared Anniversary of Ruin Porn Poster Children Detroit, Machu Picchu
July 24th marks double jackpot for the intrepid explorers of years past as well for as fans of the latest photographic trend, “ruin porn.”
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The Science Behind London Olympics’ “Springy” Track
When the athletes hit the track at this summer’s Olympic games, they’ll be stepping onto a surface as finely tuned as they are
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Which Freestyle Method Would Help You Beat Michael Phelps?
Scientists examine the difference between two distinct freestyle strokes in order to determine the most efficient stroke around
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World’s Coolest Animal Bridges
Animal bridges, aka ecoducts or wildlife crossings, allow wildlife to cross potential death-traps like highways and are are popping up all over the world
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